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03-04-2007, 07:25 AM

M5zealot

oh I see what pic you were referring to now

Yes this shot was for the cameraman. A bimmer rag is doing a story on t eh rebuilt process and he wanted to show how little wear there was on the camshalfs. Yes they were completley convered in cam lube after the pic was taken. This German machanic (accent and all) has rebuilt over 13 S38s since 2001 and oldest one at at 100k on its clock. I trust him completely

03-04-2007, 12:51 AM

photopark

Assembly Lube would of been good,

Your mechanic should be tarred and Feathered!

03-03-2007, 09:29 AM

Bruce in Canada

same hook is on my car and every picture I have

of other M5's I think it is stock..

03-02-2007, 07:54 PM

bruce in Canada

i mean there is supposed to be lube..

assembling it dry is a no no.. but oh well it was running today so any damage is already done..

Maybe it is fine, but I would have expected to see some signs of lube on a new motor.....

03-02-2007, 06:10 AM

M5zealot

hook

I removed mine years ago and forgot where I stuck it. I think the one in the pic is what my mechanic had, probably for another type of BMW engine. Good eye, I will ask him where he go it.

03-02-2007, 06:08 AM

M5zealot

Re: is that fully assembled -- cams?

hhhmmm not sure if which pic you are referring too. If it's the one with brown liquid,,,,that is oil before disasslembly.

03-01-2007, 05:46 PM

Bruce in canada

is that fully assembled -- cams?

I keep hearing about "generous coating of assembly lube..." on most engine building TV shows..is it there in the cam journals and lobes?

02-28-2007, 06:01 PM

LouHM5

Re: more pics of new engine

Forgive my ignorance, but is that front lifting hook stock? If not, where are you bolting to?
thanks,
LouH
M5 with motor out, no front lifting hook

02-24-2007, 04:37 PM

M5zealot

thanks Anyone want to trade red for black?

Thanks Philo, Its gonna hurt spending $200+ on new blk wires I dont need hehe. Maybe I can paint the red ones black? Anyone wanna trade? Mine have about 15k on them!

Thanks Bob, I actually have red Beru plugs already. Put them on and they are a little lghter in color, almost orange compared to the Ferrari Rosso color of the valve cover. I may switch back to black. I'll post pics soon and get opinions???

02-23-2007, 10:16 AM

bob.knox

Ahhh, you're breaking my heart>

MAN that looks sweet. When I first saw your red valve cover, I questioned how that would look, but it looks AWESOME in the car. Get some red plug wires to go with it. Some day I will be back in the fold.